Reel



Aug- 16, 1949 A. A. BUREAU ET AL 2,479,059

REEL

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5 gsfiitfo Fleinclusivef-ariiigd fragmentary rofssf'sebtional--views Yofrel@ e'a'fd-showi'g -rbdied i''risofConstr-ilc-ton;a f Y v v Fig. 8 isa cross sectional View of the cross 40vtirebetiti"etli'i-ber28tdltldiunII.' `To member of the reel taken onthe line 8-8 of reinforce the connection between the cross mem- Fig. 1.ber 28 and the drum II, gusset plates 36, 31, 38 Referring to thedrawings, wherein like referand 39 are welded to the ends of the crossmember ence characters designate the same parts and the drum II. At itscenter, the member 28, throughout the several Views, the reel I0 com- 45which extends diametrically across the end of the prises a drum Il, tothe ends 0f which, on the drum, is provided with apertures 4I and 42 inthe outer periphery thereof, are attached hollow, anchannel members 29and 30 thereof, respectively. nular heads I2 and I3. The reel I0 is ofmetal The apertures 4I and 42 are concentric with reconstruction and maybe usedto support cable or spect to the axis of the drum and are adaptedother strand material wound thereon. The drum 50 to receive a shortlength of pipe 44, which is Il is made from a metal sheet cut vto a.prede- Welded to the channel members 29 and 30 and termined size andformedV into cylindrical shape forms' a bearing member for a rod orother suitwith its ends abutting and welded together, as able supportingmember on which the reel may indicated at I5. Y be mounted for rotation.

Each of the reel heads I2 and I3 comprises 55 It will be seen that thepreferred embodiment shaped members are secured to each other and to thedrum II by a continuous weld at their exposed lines of juncture and thereel is provided` with hollow reinforced cross members of rectangularcross section, which are provided with tubular bearing members coaxialwith the reel.

The rim portion of the reel headoformed by the annular anges 22 and 23may be further strengthened by the addition of a reinforcing ringV discsl'l and I8 may be assembled to form a reel head as previously described.

`In the embodiments of the reel heads illustrated im Figs. 5, 6 and '1,the discs In, Hs and 2|1,2|a,

corresponding to the discs I'I and I8 of the heads I2 and I3, areprovided with curved outer peripheral flanges instead of flat flanges,Vas disclosed in the preferred embodiment. The flanges v48 and 49 (Fig.6) of the annular discs III and II8, re-

spectively, are formed to curve outwardly from the plane of the discs ona radius equal to onehalf the distance between the discs with the edgesthereof engaging in abutting relation. The

flanges 48 and 49 of the discs II'I and llare.

welded together where their edges meet toY form ,a continuous Weld 50and the curved flanges form an annular rim having a rounded lorsemi-circular cross section at its periphery.

` An annular member or reinforcing ring 52 (Fig. `5) may be insertedWithin the head Yduring its fabrication and in engagement with theflanges 48 and 49 and the edges of the flanges 48 and 49 may be bondedtogether and tothe reinforcing ring 52 by a continuous weld 53.

The discs 2II and 218 (Fig. 7) of the reel head may be provided withcurved outer peripheral flanges 55 and 56, which, after the discs areassembled, have an overlapping or telescoping relation and may bebonded'together by a continuous Weld 51. i

Although various embodiments of the rim for 4the reel head have beendisclosed, the reel is characterized by having a metal drum with reelheads welded to each` end thereof comprising spaced parallel annulardiscs with inner and outer pe-f ripheral flanges contacting and weldedto each other.

What is claimed is:

1. A reel comprising a drum and heads on said drum, each of said headscomprising a pair of similarly formed annular sheets of channelshapedcross section in abutting relation and Welded together at their lines ofjuncture to provide inner and outer parallel walls.

2. A reel comprising a drum and heads welded to the periphery of thedrumat its ends, each of said heads comprising apair of sheets of metal ofannular shape formed to dene annular channels with inner and outerperipheral anges extending equal distances perpendicularly from the webportion of each channel and with the chan- Vnels open one to the otherwith their respective flanges engaging each other and welded together attheir lines of -`iuncture.

3. Areelcomprising a drum and annular hollow heads welded to the drum ateach end thereof, each of said heads comprising a pair of similarlyformed annular discs arranged in spaced and parallel relation one to theother and having inner and outer cylindrical peripheral flangesextending therefrom and engaging and welded to each other, cross memberssecured to the inner periphery of the drum at eachend thereof, each ofsaid crossmembers comprising a pair of aligned apertured channelshapedmembers nested and bonded together to form a rectangular cross section,and atubular sleeve member bonded thereto Within the apertures in thecross members.

4. A reel comprising a drum and annular hollow heads welded to the drumat'each end thereof, each of said heads comprising a pair of similarlyformed annular discs arranged in spaced and .parallel relation one tothe other and having inner lperiphery of thedrum at each end thereof,each of said cross members' comprising a pair of aligned aperturedchannel-shaped members nested and vbonded together to form a rectangularcross section.

ARTHURv A. BUREAU. EDSoN M. DENNY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Y Date Number Name 962,452Y Mossberg Jan. 28, 19101,522,330 Sayres Jan. 6, 1925 Y FOREIGN PATENTS Number Y l Country Date378,119 Germany July 3, 1923 491,309 Germany Feb. 8, 1930 France Nov.28, 1924

